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ESG & Sustainability

South Africa aims for net zero emissions by 2050

15 Jul 2024

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Property

SA first: Liberty Two Degrees' retail portfolio achieves Net Zero waste certification

3 Apr 2024

How South Africa's automotive sector is navigating the green transition

Automotive

How South Africa's automotive sector is navigating the green transition

Justin Manson 12 Mar 2024

How fleet managers can mitigate costs in the face of fuel price hikes

Logistics & Transport

How fleet managers can mitigate costs in the face of fuel price hikes

Thenjiwe Tsabedze 1 Mar 2024

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Finance

Debt, diesel, and digitisation: What might the 2024 Budget Speech deliver?

Ania Strydom 19 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

#COP28: Development bank head urges African exemption from EU carbon tax

Simon Jessop 7 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

#COP28: South Africa's climate change regime and just energy transition "stocktake"

5 Dec 2023

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

Finance

SAICA hosts inaugural Climate Change Conference

Issued by SAICA 5 Dec 2023

Finance

FNB launches groundbreaking 'nav» Earth' feature

17 Oct 2023

A child collecting chunks of coal looks on at a colliery while smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Emalahleni. SOurce: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy & Mining

World Bank in talks for $1bn loan to end SA load shedding

Rachel Savage and Jorgelina do Rosario 16 Oct 2023

African leaders are proposing new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action, setting up their negotiating position ahead of November's COP28 summit. Some countries already have taxes on carbon, but a global tax has never gained much traction. Source: Reuters

ESG & Sustainability

African leaders call for new global taxes to fund climate change action

Duncan Miriri 7 Sep 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

SA's road freight sector gears up for SME Road Freight Summit and Awards 2023

Entrepreneurship

SA's road freight sector gears up for SME Road Freight Summit and Awards 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Legal

Treasury promulgates tax laws

18 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

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Legal

NCOP passes five money bills

7 Dec 2022

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Legal

African energy transition policies and regulatory developments - Part 2

4 Nov 2022

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Energy & Mining

Mining companies need to adapt to a greener economy and more stringent transformation targets

Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

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Legal

Carbon tax: How carbon-intensive businesses can neutralise the impact

Denny Da Silva 13 Sep 2022

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Legal

Have your say on Treasury, Sars draft Bills

1 Aug 2022

Energy & Mining

Emerging energy model to save large SA energy users 50% on power costs

24 May 2022

Energy Performance Certificates: Participants in the Race to Zero

Energy & Mining

Energy Performance Certificates: Participants in the Race to Zero

Rujeanne Swanepoel 22 Mar 2022

Carbon tax and Budget 2022

Finance

Carbon tax and Budget 2022

Mansoor Parker and Olivia Bernstein, Issued by SAICA 8 Mar 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

Energy & Mining

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

23 Feb 2022

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Finance

#BudgetSpeech2022: No tax increases this year, among other surprise announcements

Katja Hamilton 23 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Carbon tax rate to increase to R144

ESG & Sustainability

#BudgetSpeech2022: Carbon tax rate to increase to R144

23 Feb 2022

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Energy & Mining

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Janine Espin 21 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Despite climate change concerns, bright outlook for agriculture

Agriculture

#BizTrends2022: Despite climate change concerns, bright outlook for agriculture

Maluta Netshaulu 5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Taking Africa's aviation sector to the skies

Logistics & Transport

#BizTrends2022: Taking Africa's aviation sector to the skies

Khangi Khoza 6 Jan 2022

Helping business transition to net zero

ESG & Sustainability

Helping business transition to net zero

Issued by Trialogue 20 Dec 2021

Eskom asks for 20.5% power tariff hike next year

Energy & Mining

Eskom asks for 20.5% power tariff hike next year

Alexander Winning 9 Dec 2021

One-quarter of businesses say they cannot reduce their environmental impact

ESG & Sustainability

One-quarter of businesses say they cannot reduce their environmental impact

1 Dec 2021

To reach net zero, we must decarbonise shipping. But two big problems are getting in the way

Logistics & Transport

To reach net zero, we must decarbonise shipping. But two big problems are getting in the way

Peter van Duyn 11 Nov 2021

Construction & Engineering

Carbon reduction in construction - the time to act is now

5 Nov 2021

Southern Africa air transport industry needs urgent government interventions - Aasa

Logistics & Transport

Southern Africa air transport industry needs urgent government interventions - Aasa

29 Oct 2021

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

Agriculture

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

18 Oct 2021

Treasury bans use of imported cement on government-funded projects

Construction & Engineering

Treasury bans use of imported cement on government-funded projects

13 Oct 2021

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Agriculture

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Kyle Durham and Dawie Maree 13 Oct 2021

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Energy & Mining

Gold's role in decarbonising investment portfolios

28 Sep 2021

SA faces tough road to net-zero emissions, but there is hope - Sanedi

Energy & Mining

SA faces tough road to net-zero emissions, but there is hope - Sanedi

2 Sep 2021

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

ESG & Sustainability

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

1 Sep 2021

SDG 6: There is no life without water so give it the attention it needs

ESG & Sustainability

SDG 6: There is no life without water so give it the attention it needs

Belinda Carreira, Issued by SAICA 23 Aug 2021

Carbon Offset Regulations amendments gazetted

ESG & Sustainability

Carbon Offset Regulations amendments gazetted

20 Jul 2021

Janine Espin, MD, Economic Development Solutions

Energy & Mining

ESG and building resilience in the mining industry

Janine Espin 20 Jul 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
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Energy & Mining

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

Janine Espin, managing director, EDS

Finance

Regulatory compliance will help economic recovery and sustainability in South Africa

Janine Espin 1 Jun 2021

Caspar Herzberg, president, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric

Energy & Mining

Deregulation and technology will fulfil South Africa's power needs

Caspar Herzberg 28 May 2021

How the world is warming to sustainable investing

Finance

How the world is warming to sustainable investing

24 May 2021

Compliance a priority as Covid-19 continues to shake up mining

Energy & Mining

Compliance a priority as Covid-19 continues to shake up mining

Janine Espin 5 May 2021

Energy & Mining

More coal-fired power or 100% renewables? For the next few decades, both paths are wrong

22 Apr 2021